Franca Raimondi
Franca Raimondi | |
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Raimondi at the Sanremo Music Festival 1956 | |
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Born | (1932-07-08)8 July 1932 Monopoli, Bari, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 22 April 1990(1990-04-22) (aged 57)[1] Monopoli, Bari, Italy |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Franca Raimondi (8 July 1932 – 22 April 1990) was an Italian singer.
Biography
Born in Monopoli, Province of Bari, Apulia, Raimondi studied operatic singing and foreign languages.[2] In 1956, Raimondi was among the winners of a RAI contest of new voices and got the chance to perform at the 1956 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, which she eventually won with the song "Aprite le finestre".[2] That same year she represented Italy in the first Eurovision Song Contest with the same song,[2] alongside Tonina Torrielli with "Amami se vuoi".
Between 1956 and 1958 Raimondi was leading vocalist in the Gian Stellari Orchestra.[2] In 1960 she entered the competition at the Festival di Napoli with "Canzone all'antica" ("Old-style song").[2] In the later years she slowed her activities, focusing her career on live performances.[2]
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 1956
- Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
References
- ^ "La lapide in ricordo di Franca Raimondi in Monopoli" (Press release). Franca Raimondi's Facebook account. 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Eddy Anselmi (2009). "Franca Raimondi". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Panini Comics. ISBN 978-8863462296.
External links
- Franca Raimondi at IMDb
Preceded by N/A | Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (with Tonina Torrielli) | Succeeded by |
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- "Amami se vuoi"
- "Das alte Karussell"
- "Les Amants de minuit"
- "Aprite le finestre"
- "Il est là"
- "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück"
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- "Ne crois pas"
- "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie"
- "Refrain"
- "So geht das jede Nacht"
- "Le Temps perdu"
- "De vogels van Holland"
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